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miriona

1. (loan) (numeral) million.

Ki a au nei, pai atu te manu kua mate i ngā manu e rua e rere ana, kāti ko tāku nei ko te kati i te rima miriona eka (TPH 21/6/1898:5). / I think that a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush, and so what I'm saying is that five million acres will do.

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